I see this as just another channel, which might not be what we need. I'd love to see a truly innovative service that combines the existing communication platforms (fb, twitter, email, sms).
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You should be 100% focused on recruiting members for your team, not buying fancy tools for the non-existant team.
But to the question at hand. It is pretty hard to tell you what software you will need without knowing anything about the existing software or the type of software you are tasked to build. Personally, I would let the new team members you hire pick their own hardware (within a realistic range).
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1) I think the price tiers may be a little high. Independent developers even bitch about the $99 Apple developer account fee. You need to make binary release a little more accessible.
2) This may not be in your scope, but I could have REALLY used a nice library to generate PDF's. I don't know if you are attacking that but I would definitely use it.
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"The presence of gunshot residue on Harding’s right hand supports statements from witnesses that Harding held the gun in his right hand as he fired at the police officers."
Tell them Jackson sent you.
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Average salaries and overall demand is much higher for an iOS developer.
Just because you can't use Obj-C for much, doesn't mean the skills you learn are useless. Learning a new platform/language always makes you a more rounded developer.
A: "Build Something!"
Reading books and following tutorials are all well and good, but you are not going to fully understand what it takes to be a professional developers until you start creating full applications.
Don't worry about the design, or perfect architecture, just come up with a small idea and build it.
I would recommend just finding anything you can, in your price range and in a central location for the time being. You are going to have a hard time doing this remotely, so find a cheap hotel/hostel.
Don't plan on working too much when you first get here, you should be spending any time you can looking at apts. and locking one down.
I was looking for something very specific (location) and eventually found it. The whole process took a few weeks, 2 remotely looking and 1 in SF.
iOS customers are heavily influenced by usability and polish.
http://www.jackspade.com/shop/product.php?productid=20355...
Yes, iMessages will not work cross-platform, but it is a step, a much needed and large one.
1) You should be able to find a perfectly capable used iMac or macbook (pro) on Craigslist for anywhere between $400 - $800.
2) If Craigslist is not your thing, Apple has an excellent refurbished program, I have bought refurb. a number of times with no problems.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=O...
3) If you want to go brand new, any of the MacBook Air's or iMac desktops would be perfect.
I just moved to SF from NYC and used craigslist exclusively to find a place. It was not an easy process to say the least.